Faunus species and inspiration

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The biggest reason I made this thread is that I've seen a lot of people make OCs that go for the all too common feline (or canine) ears (or tails) when deciding for an animal trait in their faunus character. So, I thought, maybe some more unique trait choices could provide inspiration for others struggling to find something less cliché than kawaii neko ears Of course, nothing is wrong with those in and of themselves, but they can come across as typical, overused, Mary-Sueish or uninspired - and that while there are so many cool other possibilities! Your imagination is the only limit!

To start it off, I have 5 faunus OCs myself:

-Persimmon Coral has the two long tail feathers that phoenixes are sometimes drawn to have (alternatively, you could just say it's a paradise bird's tail; they have long, single strands as well sometimes)-Sky Nimbus has the mandibles (horns/antlers) of a (scarab) beetle-Thea Mint has the skin pigmentation of a tiger (so she doesn't have fur, but like how birthmarks are spots with a different color than your skin overall, she has a pigmentation pattern typical to that of tigers (so, stripes) all over her skin)-Lily Lavender has the angler (?) of an anglerfish (you know, those deep-sea fishes with a dangly light on their heads)-Nova Cassa has the arms (including paws/hands) of a jaguar (just for clarification: while I call them arms when talking about her, they would be called front legs in the actual animal)

PS. Don't be afraid to share your characters even if you did choose cat ears or wolf tails; if executed well, like maybe with an interesting twist or feature, they can still be creative choices!

In reply to YoiteShimizuI love that name! It sounds so elegant. One question: does she also have human ears, effectively giving her 2 sets to make 4 ears in total (like Blake)? Or are the bat ears a replacement for normal ones?

Thanks! I actually considered giving her two sets of ears like Blake, but she'd probably get some form of sensory overload every time she fired her gun, which is a sonic sniper rifle xP So she just has the one set of ears

In reply to WalkingSpiritWell yeah, but faunus in the world of RWBY only have one animal trait each, so it wouldn't happen anyway. Also, I guess they did make a joke out of Blake having 2 sets of ears in RWBY chibi.

I don't, sadly. I'm neither an artist, nor do I have the money to commission someone :P Both his bio and Blossoms are in this journal entry, as well as the rest of their team if you want to check them out. I have descriptions of them both, but I couldn't quite figure out a good outfit for Blossom. Also those were some of the first bios I wrote, so they aren't as well put together or thought out as later ones.

In reply to YoiteShimizuThank you very much! I'm working on team number 3 but I only have sketches so far. The team captain doesn't even have a last name yet! But when she does and I've made a full-effort drawing, I'll post that team (which includes my 5th faunus) as well. I also love your team! The character's aren't flat like a lot of (especially beginner) OCs, which tend to fall back on 'edgy', 'cute', 'dead parents' or any combination of those. Any of those aspects COULD work, but it needs to have a purpose and influence the character's traits in some way. I think you did that really well! Great job!

Very nice! Can't wait to see how they turn out. And thank you! It was my first time writing RWBY OC's, but I'm not a stranger when it comes to writing characters, so I'm glad to hear that you like them. I'm working on my 4th team, despite not having finished the bio's for half of my 3rd team, haha.

In reply to YoiteShimizuDude same! I have one more team of students to go, but also the team of teachers! There is an odd situation with the 'school' the 4 student teams go to. I won't say too much of it yet, but all the teachers are a team themselves. Hell, I'm further along in designing them than I am the 4th team of students

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Haha, I can't wait to here more about it~ What happens with me is, I'll have a good idea for a character, and I'll begin to write a bio, then that idea leads to other ideas and I end up making more characters which creates a tragic cycle of never getting anything done, haha. I haven't really even made any teachers yet, just veteran huntsmen and antagonists.

Oh, and here's another 2 character's I forgot to mention:

Aster Marleigh is a rabbit faunus, sorta like Velvet but her ears droop more. I don't think I mentioned that in her bio though, so I'll have to go back and edit that.

And then there's Gwendolyn Nerezza who's a jellyfish faunus. From first glance you wouldn't be able to tell that she's a faunus, but that's because the smaller stinging tentacles are laced through her hair, and the larger ones just look like ribbons.